Self-portraits and sketches, all undated, together with related correspondence, 1912, 1850 - 1912
Scope and Contents
Three self-portraits (ink sketches) [B505/1-3]:
1) 'Barbara Leigh Smith absorbed',
2) 'Barbara Leigh Smith in ye Breeze' and
3) 'Barbara Leigh Smith in the pursuit of Art unconscious of small humanity';
4) ink sketch, 'Ye Newe Generation' depicting four young women with umbrella/ spear/ pallet/ brushes brandished against unfinished sketch of a bull (?), and a fifth woman with her back turned, hiding her face in her hands [B505/4];
5) pencil sketch of a face in profile [self portrait], with photograph [B505/5a-b];
6) letter from N Chapman to W Cunningham, 11 December 1912, asking whether Girton College would be interested in purchasing some pen and ink sketches by Barbara Bodichon [B504a];
7) letter from Dorothy Howard to W Cunningham, 15 December 1912 - has been to see the sketches; they are very interesting, and it would be very generous of Mr Cunningham to acquire them for the College, but both she and Miss Chapman are uncertain as to what would be a reasonable price [B504b].
Dates
- Creation: 1850 - 1912
Creator
- From the Fonds: Bodichon, Barbara Leigh Smith, 1827 - 1891 (nee Smith, artist and women's activist) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Access is open to bona fide scholars by appointment only.
Extent
9 item(s) : Paper
Language of Materials
English
Former / Other Reference
B504-505
Existence and Location of Copies
A digital version of the pencil sketch [self portrait] was made in Feb 2007 and is available as a Jpeg. A digital version of the ink sketch, 'Ye New Generation' (4) was made in 2009 and is available as a Jpeg.
Date information
DateText: 1912 and mid-19thC.
Originator(s)
Bodichon, Barbara; Chapman, N; Howard, Dorothy
Finding aid date
2004-08-16 11:02:39+00:00
Repository Details
Part of the Girton College Archive Repository
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